Met up with family for dinner here on Father's Day. The service was fine, but the waitress rushed away from our table as fast as possible making reordering drinks a hassle. Not sure if she had too many tables or what was going on. The food was very good though. Everyone enjoyed it. The quinoa bowl was delicious. The chicken was super juicy. I would get it again! read more

Rusty Nail Saloon - Quinoa bowl with chicken - American Near Me - Ringwood, Illinois

Was a nice day to sit outside. The first batch of potatoes pancakes was blah no flavor the fish was hot and fresh. The kids did enjoy the chicken tender. Staff was nice and accommodating. We got there at the perfect time no crowds. read more

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Came here as this place won best fish & chips in the recent past years. I got the AYCE combo which came with 2 pieces of fried fish & 2 pieces of baked fish. I liked the fried portion (good, not great) but the baked was over cooked. You also get a side of coleslaw (good) & a choice of either potato pancakes, fries or home made kettle chips. Fries is the best, the other 2 options were mediocre. Service was good. Parking tough in the lot, be prepared to wait for up to 10 mins for someone to leave. However the place is crowded so I'm sure it's probably good for other things. The ambience is very casual. I did not get more than one portion of fish so they were sweet to let us take home leftovers from our plate. read more

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Be prepared to wait, because it's worth it. They don't take reservations so we waited about hour for a table for two. They have an area where you can wait for your table. You can grab a drink and they provide snacks (popcorn and pretzels). I have to say the bartender and waitress were wonderful!! The woman at the door seating people was incredibly rude and abrasive so be prepared!! But I have to say over all great date night! The fish was amazing and perfectly breaded. Of course we will be back once you have had their fish fry you'll understand!! Give it a chance and don't let the dragon lady scare you it will get Better!! read more

Rusty Nail Saloon - American Near Me - Ringwood, Illinois

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Reasonably priced, great food and excellent service. Great fish fry. Also room for large groups

First time here. Drove up from Arlington Hts to give it a try. Well worth it. Went on a Friday night and the place was packed, a good sign. Had an hour wait but they had a separate room in back with a bar set up & pop corn machine & a server handing out hot pretzel bites. Every person working there, from the hostess, bartenders, server handing out pretzel bites to our waitress (Amy) were above and beyond friendly and helpful. Our fish fry was the best we've ever had. Perch was excellent & combo plate was just as good. Can't wait to head back up. Kudos to the owner(s). You have a great restaurant with happy employees!!! read more

Love the perch...but everything I've had is great! Servers know their stuff. Going tonight for the perch again.

Been there for lunch and dinner. Always great food - daily and seasonal Specials - servers are polite, friendly and efficient for sure! read more

The interior was nice and the banquet room was attractive! The shells and marinara lacked sauce, but not cheese. A Pasty mess that a third of it was left for the garbage. The waitress was not friendly, more interested in the party going on or something else. The carry out boxes were too big and a waste of space for what we had left over, they were just thrown towards us. The garlic bread was salty and over- seasoned! The kettle chips were great! Not like the plastic ones you find elsewhere! No music playing, no ambiance. She topped off my drink, but not my wife's. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. read more

First time here , a few of us stopped in for lunch. They have many items on the menu and everything we ordered was really good . If you are passing thru the area it's worth a try . read more

The Rusty Nail has great service and tasty food for a reasonable price. They have the best Friday Fish Fry in all of McHenry County and most of Wisconsin! Get there early like 4 pm on a Friday if you don't want to have to wait to get a table. read more

We were looking for a good bar for lunch and found it. Everyone in the family was happy with their meal. Great and friendly atmosphere and big patio if weather is nice. The service was quick and attentive. The food was quite good. Our family had everything from the cheese curds, pizza, boneless wings and a burger. Everyone was very happy! Apparently they have an excellent fish fry on Fridays which I'll be back for! read more

The food was delicious I had the beef sandwich it was as good as Portillo serving was excellent the place is very comfortable

Dinner was outstanding. We came because this is the 9th consecutive year for best fish fry. They offer two plates; there is the ACE haddock or the perch. Both picture here. Along with some fantastic potato pancakes, apple sauce and excellent coleslaw. Service was exceptional as usual. read more

Rusty Nail Saloon - American Near Me - Ringwood, Illinois

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The Fish Fry is Excellent It's been several years since we went to the Rusty Nail for fish so we gave it another visit and we're glad we did. Located in quiet little Ringwood, their parking lot, especially on fish fry Friday, is packed, but we did find a spot. There are many dining areas inside and all were pretty full, but we opted to eat out on the back patio taking advantage of the warm weather. The patio is huge and there was only one other couple there when we sat down. A few more groups sat outside during our visit. My wife ordered the Reuben Sandwich ($13.00) and a side salad for an extra $1.50. I ordered the Friday Fish Fry Special which is all you can eat haddock, baked, beer battered, or a combo of both for $16.00. I know they have several beers on tap, but don't recall what I ordered. I do remember that a 'tall' was only $3.50 and that's a pretty good deal. It was just a short wait for our meals to come out. The Reuben is a stack of juicy, tender, tasty, thin sliced corned beef piled high an marble rye with just a bit of sauerkraut and 1000 island dressing with a side pickle. The side salad had fresh greens and veggies and my wife had the house made creamy garlic dressing which our server recommended - and it was a great dressing! My fish plate had two portions of baked fish and two beer battered and fried filets. Joining the fish was a pile of what I think were battered french fries. A super light crunchy coating over the potato fry and the inside was nice and soft. The baked fish was seasoned well, just the right amount of salt, paprika and maybe some house blend. The fried fish was just the way I like it. A very thin batter covering a thick, flaky fish. The flavor is very much like the usual cod you see at fish frys. A few dabs of melted butter and fresh lemon on each bite just made both styles of fish even better. Tarter sauce is available for those that want it. I'm a big eater and had no desire for more fish, but it is all you can eat. This has to be one of the best fish frys around. read more

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Great fish fry ! The bluegill dinner was fantastic. The usual cod fried or baked is good as well

So..THE FISH FRY. It's not all you can eat when the server is trying as hard as possible not to bring you any extra fish. Our server MELANIE asked if we wanted more fish while we still had some on our plate. We said no (obviously), we'll wait till we're finished. She comes back 20 minutes later very quickly trying to finish us up and give us a check. We had to awkwardly ask for more fish. She was literally trying to RUN away from our table as we're talking. Well..we get more fish. One whole piece each served on one plate for three adults. lol. She then proceeds to spill the remainder of one of our beers on the table and not bring another one for the accident. Ok MELANIE. They charge 16.99 for a meager plate. They'll make you feel bad for asking for any more than that. Typical fish fry. Kind of a scam if you ask me. The food was ok but nothing memorable. Definitely not worth the total on the bill that's for sure. BOOOOOOOOOOO. read more

Love this place!! I have eaten off their menu a few times, which gave us the idea to go for Easter brunch. Fabulous all you can eat brunch! Everything was excellent food, service etc Still have not tried the ice cream because we are so full leaving read more

Love this place for the fish fry. Went for lunch with mom (91 in a wheelchair). We were just before the lunch crowd so getting a table was easy. Not sure what the accommodations are for people with mobility issues. I'll Have to ask the next time we go. Luckily there was a low table available to accommodate the wheelchair. It was even nicer that right next where we sat and an arm reach away were the slots. $20 in and $68 out. Not a bad day. Oh yea..... We both enjoyed the lunch fish special, the potato pancakes were very tasty. Can I get the recipe? Our server Rory made our visit enjoyable. Just an FYI they like many others add a "CC Surcharge" (4.25%) to the bill. Pay with cash and that charge goes away. read more

Visited here for the first time today. Enjoyed our lunch. Food was good and plentiful. Server was the nicest young man! So attentive and kind. Menu has lots of options. I'll be back! read more

Rusty Nail Saloon - They have inside and outside seating in nicer weather. - American Near Me - Ringwood, Illinois

Employees are very friendly. Bartenders are great. Have awesome food. all of the food that I've tried just about everything on the menu from pastas Greek pizza, fish salmon' s very good. All around good place any day of the week. read more

My friend and I love a good fish fry and the Rusty Nail had won the Best of The Fox just for that. With that said, we talked about going there for a couple years. In the end, I wished we stayed away. Yes, it's packed with people, yes we had to wait for a table and yes the place is huge but what a disappointment. The service was good, but the fish fry was awful. I love tarter sauce too and even that was bad. Pass on this for fish fry and maybe try something else. We wont be back. read more

All you can eat fish - Every place i e ever been You can order a plate of fish and if you want more turn it into the AYCE. it this place! Only other time I ate here was taco night and it was nasty so I chose not to pay the $4 extra incase the fish is nasty too. So I might have to result to fast food after lunch if i'm still hungry. Hindsight, I could have taken the $4 off the tip. now I wait. I'll finish review after the meal. I wouldn't have came here but the people I was with wanted to come here. The fish was absolutely worse than the nasty tacos. Ordered baked and it came soaked with butter so much all the fries were also soaked in butter. I had to use all the napkins to said it up and never got more napkins. read more

Rusty Nail Saloon - napkins soaked with butter from baked fish - American Near Me - Ringwood, Illinois

Wow, so 1st time visiting for some beers and late lunch with some Wisco friends. Did not disappoint with Michelle as our server and some quick cold beers reasonable. All 5 of us gobbled down on the food in a great laid-back atmosphere. You done want to miss this place and I'll be back... read more

Ice cream was amazing! Great customer service! Nice outside seating and a a-great experience overall.

Excellent Friday fish fry- large pieces of lightly beer battered (not caked on batter) and broiled delicious pieces of haddock. Served w/ fries or potato pancakes and slaw. All you can eat. Come early as they get busy super fast. Fish is fresh and delicious! Have not tried the rest of the menu, I'm sure it's all just as delicious! It's hard to find a great fish fry restaurant! Rusty Nail did not disappoint! read more

Went for the Friday fish fry. Ordered baked fish and it was GREASY!!! Wait staff was Nonexistent!! Busboy was extremely RUDE!! Definitely NOT the place for me. Would NOT recommend. Will NOT go back... read more

Listen, I rarely write bad reviews, but I can't understand what people like about this place. I'm all for greasy, deep fried bar food, but this was all pretty flavorless and unimpressive to me. I knew this would be difficult, but the menu offered only 2 gluten free, pescatarian options, so I settled for the jumbo shrimp appetizer. It was 5, overcooked and flavorless, overpriced shrimp on a soggy piece of lettuce - not a fan. The rest of my party got the cheese curds, fish fry and chicken tender meal. We came for the fish fry and unfortunately it didn't sound like anyone enjoyed what they had. I'm surprised because this totally seems like a place my family would like. Everyone said their meals lacked flavor and just weren't really worth eating. Sucks when you spend that much on food and don't even want to eat it. The only redeeming quality was the service and how quickly the food came out - that was all great. The servers were all over it and were very attentive. Video gaming available. Large bar area. Ample parking onsite. read more

Hands down the BEST fish fry around including into Wisconsin! The coleslaw doesn't have a grocery store bitter aftertaste so you know it's homemade. The fish portions are huge to start with and be sure to try the combo fried and baked haddock. This place is busy for a reason and the potato pancakes aren't the skimpy small ones some places serve. We've been coming here for years and tried other places but none compare to here. And for $16.00 AUCE it's a steal. read more

Went here tonight. Serious disappointment. Food is NOT NOT cooked fresh. So sad that the potato pancakes were soggy without seasoning. Service was very good but our food came out 2 minutes after they ordered it. Precooked is NOT a good idea. Baked fish over cooked. Most likely because it was precooked. read more

Great service, friendly staff, friendly vibes.... food is great, diverse menu good mixed drinks and full bar read more

Enjoyed Sunday breakfast here! Great bloody Mary's and fun waitstaff. I'd like to try lunch or dinner. Seems like a fun bar ! read more

Great food and staff, excellent food and very reasonable prices, recommend for casual dining!

Excellent Friday fish fry. Highly recommend the haddock! French fries are super, potato pancakes not so much. Staff always are friendly and check on you just enough. Had a short wait and a staff brought out a tray of warm soft pretzels- so nice!!! Try it! read more

The fish is really good and great portions . The service is great and the workers are so nice . Great lol around I will definitely return .

Never have been before. Got fish fry all you can eat. Fish was good! Coleslaw was watery,potato pancakes gross and tarter sauce watery. Don't think we will go back read more

Good place for some drinks and average bar food. Service was nice enough. Food was good but average. Bloody Mary was good, made with zing zang, and had a lovely topping skewer. Only complaint was the drinks were a little weak. Interior is fun and would definitely be back. Outdoors/cabin style decor. read more

Rusty Nail Saloon - Bloody Mary - American Near Me - Ringwood, Illinois

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My pasta was great, it was the special of the day Wednesday. My sister tried the meatloaf and it was very hard, and the mashed potatoes were horrible. She is not a complainer. My husband now says the beer was warm and flat. He should have said something. My brother had the pizza which he loves. I also think the wings are the best in the county. read more

Horrible horrible horrible. Friday night fish fry a disaster. The old lady sitting people rude as rude can be. Herd you in like your a cattle. Too many people . I am sure they were over the limit. It is suppose to be an all you can eat right? Then why is the waitress acting like she has to cook it and pay for it. Never again. read more

I would like to leave a great review, but I never had a chicken dinner that was the worst one of my 62 years in my life ! The other guests that I had dined with were happy with the the things that they ordered. Broasted chicken that I had ordered was at least 3 days old & had been re fried. I thought that I would have choked to death if I already had some water to re hydrate the jerky that was on my plate. Please don't order that or BLT sandwich the bacon is old also!! read more